Meet the Russian model who ‘friend zoned’ Lewis Hamilton and ignored Ronaldo

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Lewis Hamilton has been “friend zoned” by a stunning Russian model with football icon Cristiano Ronaldo also blanked. Viktoria Odintcova was spotted at this year’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix to watch the seven-time champion but denied they were romantically linked.

The model visited Hamilton at the Russian Grand Prix in 2018 and had even gotten to know Brazil footballer Neymar through the F1 star. She said: “We’re friends, we just write to each other and call sometimes. He’s in the friend zone.

“I go to his races occasionally, the last time was in Sochi (at the Russian Grand Prix). We’ve been friends for three years. When I met him, I could barely speak English, I could only understand it. I’m in touch with Neymar, because he’s friends with Lewis, I know him through Lewis. I understand that he’s a normal guy, we message each other on Instagram.”

Hamilton has been recently linked with pop singer Shakira after the pair were spotted on a boat trip in Miami. Shakira was also snapped at the Spanish Grand Prix and later joined Hamilton and his friends for dinner.

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Odintcova has a staggering five million followers on Instagram where she posts regular snaps. The 29-year-old was born in St Petersburg and started a modelling career after graduating from university.

Odintcova attended the St Petersburg Model School before heading to Perm State University where she earned a marketing degree. However, Hamilton is not the only sports star she has been linked to over the past few years.

The Russian previously admitted she ignored advances from former Real Madrid and Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo after a message on social media.

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In a brutal rejection, Odintcova told fans that she simply deleted the request when it popped into her inbox.

She explained: “That happened… He (Ronaldo) even wrote to me. It was a long time ago. He wrote, ‘Hi, how are you?’ I deleted the message and didn’t reply.

“Of course I didn’t give him a chance, come on! I know some other girls he wrote to, so I understood straight away, ‘dude, goodbye, delete.’” However, Odintcova was in a short-term relationship with Russian rapper Egor Kreed.

She said: “Egor and I did not hide our relationship, we walked together, rested, I went to concerts with him. But I just wanted to keep it to myself. We dated for about five months. I felt good with him. I needed a man, not his glory.”

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